queensland Lazy Wednesday at Dunwich

[tomca]

I loaded the yak onto the 9 o'clock barge :blush: and headed over for a flick around Dunwich.

Conditions were great and the water clarity had me seeing the bottom in 8m of water.

Hooked a big tiger squid over the weedy bottom in front of the swimming enclosure and managed not to get any squid ink on the yak

Worked the rock wall along the causeway for a few rat bream and a pretty little fish

I sight casted at some small kingies while chasing some bream and not surprisingly got owned big time around the structure in no time.

Went around the corner to the south of Dunwich and was firing long casts across the flats and got a few nice bream and a luderick, all on the crackerjack.

Saw a pack of metre long kingies cruise up behind my yak, so picked up my 20lb outfit and dropped a 3" paddletail under the yak and sat still. The fish soon saw it and raced under the yak and hit that hard the shaft the spool sits on bent from the impact and now I have a 4000 size reel with a tight spot on the retrieve and a wobbling spool. Headed home on the 3 o'clock barge quite happy.

Fantastic day on the water, lost a few lures, broke several hooks and destroyed a perfectly good reel in a manner that still makes me smile.

And there was only one other boat fishing over that way all day.

[adambris]

good day, how much is it to take the yak on the boat?

[tomca]

Only the big red cat has a cafe on board at the moment, so its $19 return and $4 for the morning flat white. First one heads over at 5.30am on weekedays

[tugger]

Tom i retired a few reels last year on a big run of cobia so i know what those kingies can be like that would have been awesome to see them come up behind you like that

[tomca]

It was an Anaconda reel, so not big $$$. I use reasonable budget reels for my saltwater yakking, just upgrade the drag washers and grease in them. Then clean and grease them regularly. 20lb braid and 20lb leader with a fairly tight drag, learned my lesson there. Might buy a slightly better reel for the rod this time. I'll wait for a new model Stradic or Sol to hit the stores and pick up a good second hand "old" model cheaply from one of the Tackle Tragics on the forum

[toonie]

would like to do this trip on my yak next time. sounds like heaps of fun.

[ryanyoung]

Good going there Tom, pity about the reel, top shelf way of breaking it though

Ryan.

[tomca]

Toonie:

Gonna try and organise one on a weekend with a few yaks and head over AFO style. Keep an eye on the going fishing notices next month

Ryan:

wouldn't have happened with an Exist loaded with 2lb

[Scope]

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The view from your yak is amazing..... I had no idea you sat so high up in an outback? :silly:

Nice report too mate!

[tomca]

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The view from your yak is amazing..... I had no idea you sat so high up in an outback? :silly:

Nice report too mate!

I was thinking the view from the barge is similar to sitting in a new Pro Angler with the lawn chair on it

[ryanyoung]

Toonie:

Gonna try and organise one on a weekend with a few yaks and head over AFO style. Keep an eye on the going fishing notices next month

Ryan:

wouldn't have happened with an Exist loaded with 2lb

Ha ha ha, My line would have busted just from seeing their shadows in the water. As fun as 2lb is, I really don't think there is a need for it in the Brissy river or surrounds, it's more a novelty. Soon enough, I will trade up to some 4lb fireline I think.

[kreel]

Nice days fishing mate, let me know about the weekender and tBox and I will join the flotilla.

[adambris]

Only the big red cat has a cafe on board at the moment, so its $19 return and $4 for the morning flat white. First one heads over at 5.30am on weekedays

cheers, thats good value, thanks for the report.

[toonie]

sounds like a plan!!! :cheer:

Toonie:

Gonna try and organise one on a weekend with a few yaks and head over AFO style. Keep an eye on the going fishing notices next month

Ryan:

wouldn't have happened with an Exist loaded with 2lb

[Surfingant]

Looks like you had a lovely day whilst I was slaving away at work- 'twas nice of you to think of me though :kiss:

When you are getting close let me know what weekend you are thinking and I'll Eddy it

[ellicat]

Can't bust a handline, Tom. Pop it over a broomstick in the r/holder. Put a glove on.

Less than $25 all up. No corrosion. No moving parts.

You young fellas that spend money on rods and reels are just showing off.

[pancakes_and_haggis]

Can't bust a handline, Tom. Pop it over a broomstick in the r/holder. Put a glove on.

Less than $25 all up. No corrosion. No moving parts.

You young fellas that spend money on rods and reels are just showing off.

I'm not too sure i'd like to have a meter plus kingie effectively tied to one side of a kayak i was on unless i had a Pfd and wetsuit in place! haha

[tomca]

So you will be taking a handline only on your trip north Brian? Should be interesting to see the video of you popping for GT's that way :ohmy:

[ellicat]

I would, but don't want to show up the other guys or risk having the boat being pulled sideways :whistle: :silly:

Also, I am not sure if they allow broomsticks onboard

[tomca]

good point, I would not want to be asleep on a boat with you and a random bit of broomstick on board. :ohmy: